Toyota tops GM sales in first half of 2008
General Motors Corp. said its global sales fell 5 percent in the second quarter of the year, sapped by a steep decline in U.S. sales, even as Toyota Motor Corp. widened its lead in its race to lead worldwide sales for the first time. - 12:32 pm
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Abraham ordered to stand trial on drug charges
PONTIAC -- Nathaniel Abraham, one of Michigan's youngest convicted killers, was ordered to stand trial Wednesday on felony drug charges in Oakland Circuit Court. - 12:37 pm
Mayor added as plaintiff to lawsuit challenging forfeiture process
DETROIT -- Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick has been added as a plaintiff to a challenge of City Council's forfeiture process, a move that attorneys say could delay the hearings scheduled to begin on Aug. 18. - 11:42 am
Appeals court rules against Ambassador Bridge owners in land dispute
DETROIT -- The Michigan Court of Appeals today confirmed an earlier Wayne County Circuit Court ruling that the owners of the Ambassador Bridge don't have the power to condemn property for access improvements being undertaken through an agreement with the state. - 12:37 pm
Late melee spices loss for Shock
AUBURN HILLS -- Somebody channel surfing Tuesday night might have mistaken the Shock's 84-81 loss to the Los Angeles Sparks for a wrestling match. - 12:37 pm
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- Dolly lashes Texas coast as Category 2 hurricane - 12:24 PM
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Worthy bolsters charges against mayor
Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy outlined new evidence against Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick on Tuesday that alleges he was having intimate relations as well as sending flirtatious text messages to women other than his wife or his former chief of staff. - 9:42 am
Polanco powers Tigers past Royals
KANSAS CITY -- In the end, it was worth the wait, all 2 hours and 20 minutes of a rain delay that merely postponed the inevitable Tuesday night (and into Wednesday morning) at Kauffman Stadium. - 12:37 pm
Norman to decide on PGA Championship in Oakland Hills by Thursday
TROON, Scotland -- Greg Norman says he has until Thursday to decide whether to accept an invitation to play in the final major of the year, the PGA Championship. - 12:37 pm
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SOUTHPORT, England -- Padraig Harrington never tires of reading the fine print on the silver claret jug, and as he stood up from a table at Royal Birkdale, he slowly turned golf's oldest trophy to see his name on consecutive rows.
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- General Motors stock rebounds, topping $16 a share
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Auto execs' hopes dim for '09
As tough as this year has been for the auto industry, next year doesn't look any better. - 12:32 pm
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Mich. voters back offshore drilling, nukes
Discouraged Michiganians say gas prices are cutting into their lifestyles and they're willing to embrace a broad array of solutions, including offshore drilling, to bring fuel costs down, according to a Detroit News/WXYZ-Action News poll. - 10:52 am
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New Acura TSX offers more technology, more room, worse handling
Scott Burgess: The new TSX offers a lot, and it's stuffed with technology and powered by a hot little engine. But not everything is copasetic. - 12:32 pm
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Private funding, tolls pushed to fix roads
WASHINGTON -- U.S. Transportation Secretary Mary Peters plans to propose a radical reform of how the nation finances highway projects, urging a big boost in the amount of private sector funding for road improvements. - 1:00 am
